1949 results for: ACT-UP/Seattle
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South Park, Your Last Chance to Secure a Home, 1890
The first residents of Seattle's South Park neighborhood, on the west bank of the Duwamish River, were Coast Salish Peoples of the Duwamish Tribe. Beginning in 1851, white settlers like Eli Maple (or Mapel) (1831-1911) staked claims to the land, however the area was mostly utilized by farmers. In 1889, I. William Adams purchased the Donovan farm and he platted…
ID Number:MS.COLL.252
Date:1890
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Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters Banquet and Auction program, 1940
The Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters (now The Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists) was founded in 1928 and continues to support visual artists through scholarship, education, fellowship, and historic preservation. The oldest professional arts organization in the Pacific Northwest, it was founded by Eustace Ziegler (1881-), who wanted the group to be self-supporting, to award scholarships to deserving…
ID Number:MS.COLL.311.2
Date:1949
Program
Great Seattle Fire Reunion program, Seattle, June 6, 1917
On June 6, 1889, Seattle's Great Fire destroyed most of the city's business district. In 1917, a group of businessmen and officials held an anniversary party they called "The First Annual Family Get-Together Party." Calling themselves the "Associates of 89", the group's Officers and Executive Committee were a Who's Who of living fire survivors.The event included historical talks and recollections,…
ID Number:MS.COLL.678a
Date:1917
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A Southern Colonial House in Miniature, circa 1948
This booklet describes the creation of the "Hammons House," a Colonial Revival miniature mansion co-designed by Claire Bagley Hammons, her husband Frederick Dent Hammons, and architect Joseph S. Coté. The model house was completed in 1948 and given as a gift to the Seattle Historical Society, now known as the Museum of History & Industry, in 1955. The pamphlet has…
ID Number:MS.COLL.814
Date:Circa 1948
Program
Swedish Hospital Training School for Nurses commencement program, Seattle, May 18, 1921
The Swedish Hospital Training School for Nurses was founded in 1910 at the hospital's first location on Belmont Avenue in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Applicants to the nursing school had to be female, aged 18-35, and high school graduates. Students had to outfit themselves with four gingham dresses, 12 aprons, six collars, and two pairs of "high black leather shoes…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1046
Date:1921
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Seattle Railroad School course schedule, circa 1950
The Seattle Railroad School was a branch of the Spokane Telegraph School that taught the Morse telegraphy that was used by railroads in the U. S. and Canada. The school advertised in The Seattle Times at least from 1949-1955, offering training in stenography, teletype operating, telephone operating, Gregg shorthand, and typewriting.This brochure for the school lists the classes offered in…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1048a
Date:Circa 1950
Program
High school football jamboree program, Seattle, September 20, 1963
The Metro League is a high school athletics conference in Seattle, part of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), the governing body of athletics and activities for secondary education schools in the state of Washington. Annual jamborees were held between the city's high school football teams each fall at Memorial Stadium. The program pictured here is from the 1963 Seattle…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1066c
Date:1963
Document
Mary Coyle's PE report card, 1921-1922
Mary (Coyle) Osmun (1913-1981) was the first of two daughters of University of Washington football hero (1980-1912) and Washington State Lieutenant Governor (1921-1925) William Jennings "Wee" Coyle (1888-1977) and his wife, Minnie May (Dalby) Coyle (1888-1964). Pictured here is the Seattle Public Schools report card regarding Mary's progress according to the Physical Education Department, and signed by Minnie. At the…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1089a
Date:1921-1922
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Roosevelt High School News Memorial Day supplement, Seattle, May 28, 1945
In September 1922, Roosevelt High School opened in the then-outer limits of the Seattle School District, serving 1,300 students and 47 teachers, led by Principal V. K. Froula. A dedication ceremony took place on October 27, the birthday of President Theodore Roosevelt, for whom the school was named.This image is of a Memorial Day supplement to Roosevelt High School's student…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1124
Date:1945
Program
Seattle High School graduation program, June 4, 1886
Public education began in Seattle in 1854, and the University of Washington was founded as the Territorial University in 1861. In the early years of the college, 1861-1867, most of the students were Seattle school children, with very few students at the collegiate level. By 1882 the student population had outgrown a number of temporary housing situations, and what is…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1214
Date:1886